After a busy stretch of touring and general life on the road, singer/songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling found himself at home and in a moment of quiet reflection wondering what was next.
As luck would have it, an unexpected email soon arrived from none other than Grammy-winning artist and producer Ben Harper, asking about the possibility of working together on Stelling's next album. That release, called Best Of Luck, dropped in 2019 on Anti- Records. Wearing his producer hat, Harper assembled a crack rhythm section for the recording sessions, but his influence on the music itself is largely transparent. As Stelling explains it, "Just the influence of having a deadline, and having someone to report to, and having someone to get feedback from is what I really needed - let alone all of the tools and experiences he brought. I needed a friend and a mentor, and that's what I got."
Since the release of his previous effort Itinerant Arias, Stelling also focused on his life outside of music. He cleaned up the drinking, quit the smokes, and found himself more emotionally available for the songs that were to come. He also found more hours in each day in which he could be productive.
He joined us in the JPR Studio (just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) to perform a few tunes from the new album.
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